Hi-tech eSEAT incorporating advanced consumer electronics, communication and relaxation gadgets offers touch-button luxury.
Panasonic, the leading global manufacturer of home entertainment products will be unveiling the eSEAT, which is an ultimate all-in-one personal entertainment seat at GITEX Dubai 2002. The hi-tech and innovative product is a voluminous luxury chair that incorporates an array of home entertainment, communication and relaxation equipment.
The audio-visual equipments that are fitted in the broad wood-paneled arms of the huge seat include a 15-inch wide-screen LCD TV, VCR, DVD-RAM, a Home Theatre System, Notebook PC and the eSEAT also comes with a 50-inch Plasma display TV. For relaxation, there is compressed air massage, vibrating leg massage, negative ion effect and full-flat reclining. For the security conscious, there is the option of an indoor/outdoor surveillance camera, panic button and electronic locking system.
“The eSEAT is Panasonic’s answer to the need of converged entertainment and communication systems for today’s discerning and demanding executive customers,” said Takeshi Mizuno, Engineer, Design Team, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Japan. “It employs cutting edge technology to provide the ultimate experience in luxury at the touch of a button. It leverages Panasonic’s superior reputation for excellence in consumer electronics to achieve the pinnacle of luxurious style of living.”
“The eSEAT practically eliminates the need to have so many different entertainment devices by integrating advanced audio, video, communication and relaxation systems within the confines of a specially designed seat that boasts 21st century conceptual design in interior furnishings. The state-of-the-art equipment offers users the ultimate sound and visual effects through the most modern technology developed by Panasonic. The sound is delivered through Surround speakers. The entire operation of the e-Seat can be handled by remote control through the Touch Panel System Controller. ”
The audio-visual equipments are stored within the seat’s broad arms, which resembles wooden cabinets. The beautifully designed chair has high quality calfskin seats, thus providing it with an aesthetic look.
The eSEAT was launched in Japan in the spring of 2002 and will subsequently be available overseas. Panasonic is now taking orders for customized systems to cater to customers’ requests.
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Editor’s Note:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., best known for its Panasonic, National and Technics brands, is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronics products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs. Based in Osaka, Japan, the company posted consolidated sales of US$51.70 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002. In addition to stock exchanges in Tokyo (6752) and other major cities in Japan, Matsushita's shares are also listed on the Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, New York (NYSE: MC), Pacific and Paris stock exchanges. Panasonic Gulf FZE (PGF) is MEI’s first subsidiary company in the Middle East, followed by Panasonic Marketing Middle East (PMM), which is the regional marketing headquarters of MEI for operations in the Middle East and African countries.
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